New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-21
THE ARCADE RAIL Wal Y.
ALLEGED IMPRACTICABLE AND RUINOUS
PLANS

HOW THESE WOULD AFFECT BRoADwAY-BUILD-
INGs sHoREp UP AND STORES CLosED-AFFI-
DAvIT OF MARC EIDLITZ.
ALBION p. Man. OF counsel for the large number OF
propertyowners fighting the Arcade Railway, also at
torney OF the Lorllards aud the Catharne L. Wolfe es
tate, called attention yesterday to the
assertions put out by the Arcade Com
pany that the afldavts Of master-buders and
architects which, in part, the properyowncrs base
their objections to the Arcade scheme bugbears"
and chestnuts"
These afidavits" said Mr.. Man, "were put before
the Governor year ago. The Arcades plans as they
stand then fully developed and expressed and
the adavits OF the best architects and masterbuild
Of the city then produced by u.s. setting forth
the ruin that stared Broadway In the face from the Ar
cade plans, The followin affidavit OF Marc Eidh was
based upon study OF the Arcade plans as they exist to-
day and sample Of the concurrent opinion OF builders
and architects this important matter Mr. Smith can
pooh rooh or bugbcar' such statements out OF ex
istence"
AFFIDAVIT OF MARC EIDLITZ.
State City and County OF New.York.
Mare Edit being duly 's0Tn .y mat a% IN a1a 9aTs
CITY and have large
In my SAID business have aSdrsd Sna np
heavy ana asG
The Mer9oli,sn opera on Bro9dway between THIRTY 5t
ninth and po.s St. which oIs o he r., faTpon az
Depth p
soil on Broadway and the character buildings and their
BY Ss sra"Ts Of AS% and
Hsse. 'aS T % build sa,
20 p s sS below the the a1 H' s a P
which said foundations stand greatly throughout the
Charged Charge S 1 tho water s!s' from e 70
In near s1os and north Of Union
Forty eehh,t water !, found .a,urans tho soil at from
rock TO . feet fcun Ss0" tho s' slSS the
si e below s the street ov h' rS@ these
orck piers are butt through the cellar, to The mrs; story ana
arc used Throughout The Tst story T se se ar
From experience in this work am certain that in 9rer
Tsduee The danger OF serious amage to the fronts OF s
commencing subway Tor the water mains
aPS S& The 5aa a9S
nndns S' a Es the sC tS
be built from the bottom OF the 70 .he a.
take IL. weight fronts. Much tmo and the greatest
so upon their foundations and Tor wedgng and support
sYc9 s 2% .a p IL e .s and damage
After this Snoring accomplished and he made
for pipes may and tho excavations for the whole
While think it might be possible to DO portion o. mi:
work nrder bridge as PROVIDED IA INC ~, on ct
time above time Of the work done from above
ns time hs R o my & SToR S So
render this method very difficult II not I'M
am certain cannot be done without serious and
upon the front walls rebuilding tho PIERS
and replacing the first stories and am also
that travel and business upon tho street must
sary be Interrupted and prevented for long period Win
the .k which Is practicable IN doing ts
damage TO the buildings would In the aggregate De
very great - -
Prom my knowledge OF the nature Of such work am Ger.
the street. those upon inc
corners having side entrances and those which run through
tho block have IN tho would De unit Tor
and unenanabe during tie pfogeso the work 10 front
Considering the great depth o the proposed ehcava
IL D. De removed and the material
10 be the Snoring up and
the opinion that the Interrupt
ton travel aud OF the street aud 10 the business
would be serious during the progress OF the work
sworn Ia before mo this 10th MAKc ElpLlIL
day Of April. lssd
HAIRY !. LAwnENCR, ,o.